# Aron Eisenberg - Nog on Deep Space 9 has passed away. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650 "2019-09-22T15:35:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/1 "2019-09-22T15:35:13Z")
Nog originally was Jake Sisko’s childhood friend and a minor character. The role expanded in later seasons as Nog became the first Ferengi to join star fleet.Nog’s best episode portrayed ptsd after a extended battle with the Cardassians. Aron did a wonderful job on DS9 and I’ll miss his presence in any reboots. Aron was 50 years old. RIP > **['Star Trek' Star Aron Eisenberg Dead at 50](https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/22/aron-eisenberg-dead-dies-star-trek/)** > > 'Star Trek' star Aron Eisenberg dead At 50. > **[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Aron Eisenberg dies at 50](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7491545/Star-Trek-Deep-Space-Nine-actor-Aron-Eisenberg-dies-age-50.html)** > > The actor was best known for his role as Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and was also in the films Amityville: The Evil Escapes, The Horror Show, Playroom and Beverly Hills Brats. > [@](#): > > Eisenberg, who became famous in the spin-off, had been battling health issues … he received 2 kidney transplants. He was born with one kidney, which failed and he went on dialysis at age 14. He underwent his first transplant when he was 17 and another when he was 46. His kidney issues stunted his growth – he was 5’ tall. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/2 "2019-09-22T15:42:37Z")
Correction Nog’s best episode portrayed ptsd… It was especially poignant because the character lost a leg. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/3 "2019-09-22T15:48:47Z")
Damn, that’s too bad. Nog was one of the few Ferengi who actually experienced growth of his character, the other being his father, Rom, who became one of O’Brien’s assistants in Ops, then later became Zek’s successor as Grand Nagus. I remember the PTSD episode. Nog lost his leg, but 24th century technology was able to regrow it. However, he wanted to live in the holosuite casino simulation with Vic Fontaine. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/4 "2019-09-22T16:25:58Z")
I’m sorry to hear about this. I enjoyed his work. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/5 "2019-09-22T16:49:24Z")
Paper moon, the episode mentioned in this thread, is my favorite episode of DS9 and on my top 5 list of favorite Trek episodes ever… what a shame… ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/6 "2019-09-22T16:51:05Z")
Sorry to hear this. Here’s a clip of Jake and Nog. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/grtP5yCTcMs/maxresdefault.jpg "DS9 S1E10 Jake teaches Nog how to read English.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grtP5yCTcMs) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/7 "2019-09-22T17:09:28Z")
Dang. 50…even with his health issues, that’s depressingly young. All the other main Ferengi actors were older than him (Jeffrey Combs is the youngest surviving one at 65), and yet, he’s the first to pass (not that I want Andrea Martin or Wallace Shawn to shuffle off the mortal coil, but I’d have expected them to pass well before Eisenberg). ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/8 "2019-09-22T17:44:50Z")
I thought he was looking kind of rough in the DS9 documentary. I didn’t realize he’d had so many health issues. RIP Aron. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/9 "2019-09-22T19:45:53Z")
My favorite scene is when he breaks down and tells Sisko why he really wants to join Star Fleet. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/10 "2019-09-22T20:03:30Z")
DS9 was my favorite of all the spinoffs. He seemed to be very nice and engaged with the fans. Was he suffering from the same condition that Gary Coleman had? They both had short stature and kidney problems. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/11 "2019-09-23T00:49:59Z")
He was born with only one kidney, started dialysis at 14 and got a transplant at 17. He had a second transplant at 46. ['Star Trek' Star Aron Eisenberg Dead at 50](https://amp.tmz.com/2019/09/22/aron-eisenberg-dead-dies-star-trek/) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/12 "2019-09-23T00:57:18Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Dang. 50…even with his health issues, that’s depressingly young. > > All the other main Ferengi actors were older than him (Jeffrey Combs is the youngest surviving one at 65), and yet, he’s the first to pass (not that I want Andrea Martin or Wallace Shawn to shuffle off the mortal coil, but I’d have expected them to pass well before Eisenberg). Depending on your definition of “main”, Cecily Adams (played Ishka four times) passed away in 2004 at the age of 46. She was the daughter of Don Adams, who passed away the next year. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/13 "2019-09-23T01:08:15Z")
Moogie was Max Smart’s daughter? Mind blown. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/14 "2019-09-23T02:34:24Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Moogie was Max Smart’s daughter? Mind blown. Andrea Martin played her in the first episode the character appeared in. Cecily Adams player her after that. She was married to Jim Beaver who had some lovely things to say about Aron today on his Facebook page. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/15 "2019-09-23T06:03:56Z")
RIP, Aron. I did some reading about him and his other projects. I was amused to discover that he hosted a podcast called “The 7th Rule.” I won’t ruin that joke by explaining it. I’d subscribe to his podcast except it seems to be full of spoilers for things I haven’t yet watched. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/16 "2019-09-23T06:32:19Z")
RIP, Aron. Thank you for your contribution to DS9, and I’m sorry you passed away so young. Did anyone else observe, in photos accompanying news of his passing, that his wife was significantly taller than he was? I’m ashamed that I noticed. It is a ridiculous and outdated notion that the man must be taller than the woman in a hetero relationship. But we are, I hope, getting over it. I’m glad Aron and his wife were comfortable sharing photos that made the height difference clear. Good for them! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/17 "2019-09-23T07:04:14Z")
He was only five feet tall due to his kidney issues I believe. Was a super nice dude, too. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/18 "2019-09-23T09:31:47Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Depending on your definition of “main”, Cecily Adams (played Ishka four times) passed away in 2004 at the age of 46. She was the daughter of Don Adams, who passed away the next year. Huh. I didn’t know that she wasn’t played by Martin the whole time…the makeup was too heavy, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/19 "2019-09-23T10:37:17Z")
So–where can we buy the freeze-dried slices? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aron-eisenberg-nog-on-deep-space-9-has-passed-away/840650/20 "2019-09-23T21:20:12Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Andrea Martin played her in the first episode the character appeared in. Cecily Adams player her after that. She was married to Jim Beaver who had some lovely things to say about Aron today on his Facebook page. Jim Beaver is a national treasure(and very briefly a Doper) who knows a lot about Hollywood and has a lot of great stories about tons of people.